managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(about) medium; middle; average
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
how; in what way; by what means
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
way (of doing); manner; method; means
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
neglecting; leaving alone
since; henceforth; ever since
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with